Between April 20 and July 15, 2010, a generally accepted estimate of nearly 5 million barrels (200 million gallons) of crude oil emerged from the wellhead drilled into the seafloor by BP from the now-destroyed Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Now that the

Oil and gas company BP (BP.L) has raised its dividend for the first time since re-instating the payout a year ago in the wake of the worst offshore oil spill in US history in the Gulf of Mexico. The FTSE giant, which is soon to start a major trial over d

BP signalled a further step in its recovery today by hiking its payout for shareholders for the first time since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Chief executive Bob Dudley said the oil giant, which accounts for one pound in every six invested by pension sc

BP declared itself "back on the right path" on Tuesday following the difficulties of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill with annual profits bouncing back from a $3.7bn (£2.3bn) loss to a $25.7bn profit. A 14% increase in the dividend to eight cents per share f

Oil and gas company BP has raised its dividend for the first time since re-instating the payout a year ago in the wake of the worst offshore oil spill in US history in the Gulf of Mexico. The London-listed energy major, which is soon to start a major tri

Sir William Castell, the man who oversaw safety at BP in the run-up to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is leaving the company. Sir William became chairman of BP's safety, ethics and environment committee in April 2008 – two years before the Deepwater Horiz